This week, TED2008 and TED@Aspen are asking The Big Questions: Who are we? What is our place in the universe? Is beauty truth? You can follow the conferencevirtually via the TED Blog and our many live-bloggers (see the TED Blog for the ever-growing list) — and via a very special event on Thursday night:

In a TED first, we’ll open up our satellite feed to the world tonight for one session, streaming live the 2008 TED Prize winners as they announce their wishes. The three wishes, from Dave Eggers, Neil Turok and Karen Armstrong, promise to be moving and meaningful — and you’ll hear ways to help grant these wishes right away.
See the TED Blog for the URL and times.